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Fred Scherman
In 1971, Fred Scherman emerged as the closer under the Tiger's new manager Billy Martin. Martin said of Scherman: "He's our No. 1 man in the extremely difficult situations. Fred has everything a good relief pitcher needs. He warms up fast. He throws strikes. He has all the pitches. When he throws hard, he usually makes the batter hit the ball on the ground and he seems to be tireless." By early June, he had appeared in 26 of the Tigers' 50 games and had a 4-0 record and 1.92 ERA. For the full season, Scherman compiled an 11-6 record with a 2.71 ERA.
As a short reliever, he relied heavily on his fastball which was his main pitch. He recalled: "I played three years for Billy Martin and if you got beat on your second best pitch he flipped out, I mean he just went bananas. You don't get beat on your second best pitch, so pretty much it was, 'Here it comes, it's me and you, let's see who's better."
Kept the facegen but tried to get the in-game color better. Tougher than it looks as there is uneven yellow/green distribution in the original
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